The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-15
STORIES OF THE WAR.
The Spirits of lS6isAroused by
the Reunion.
"REMINISCENCES OF THE LATE WAR

MACON, Ca. November ESPECIAL. Bill
Eyers, who hourished the Joe Brown pike
with oollard stalk attachment, during the re-
union here, when every body got on general
jolihcatiuu. is likely 10 become famous. lie
received the following letter today, from a
man at Dayton, Ohio, which explains itself;
DAYTON Ohio October 81, iss7.-William Eyers
Esq, East Macon, Ga.On reading in a Cincinnati
paperan account OF the high old time you just had
In Macon, | came upon your name, and Il descnp-
tion Of how YOU were dressed and Of remark you
when you wanted one little flag left on your Joe
Brown pike which you carried.
Good | VIII meet you half way, for ] believe
from that remark Of yours that you the same
kind Of Il Johnnie R9b That 1 am 'Yank,' and
that YOU and | could Sit and swap lies with each
other just easy as we used to trade coffee and to-
bacso about twenty-five years ago without getting
mai.
me get up and dust at Chickamauga, l would hit
you back by asking What made you in such
hurry 10 get away from the top Of Missionary
Ridge
There were lots of funny things that happened
during the war and the old vets on both sidss like
tOget together and talk about the old times, which
l hope win never come again. have had all the
fight want for about seventy five years On August
rs 1861, at place called ttay Creek, three miles
north OF Atlanta, one of Pat Cleburnes men caused
m to lose my right arm because / wanted to take
his old musket away.
wish knew who that man was as would walk
many miles TO meet him once more, and talk his
ear oil telling about that Little slirmish For the
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do the best they could to uphold
their principles. / have the greatest respect for
the devotion with which they stick to their cause
| favor them but for the southern man who ran the
blockade and went 10 Nassau and specuated in
confederate bonds and cotton until the war was
over and then come back and wants your boys to
vote him into fat Office, have no use, ana don't
think you have either
l belonged to the regular army when the war
began and served until October 26 1854 i'll the
Fifteenth regiment of United States infantry was
sergeant in company +, second battalion, and at
tend all reunions Of the ''Old regular brigade four
love to see old battle torn r9gimental flag So
you see | know Just how you boys like to
sae yours, and don't blame You bit,
We have not got many more wears to have our fun
50 we must take il when we can get it. Now, have
told you who am and how / feel tell me about
yourself YOU please. Where did you serve, how
long, etc?
Before ! forget it, will YOU be kind enough to mail
me few of the badges that were worn at Macon? l
want TO nut them in my relic case. ] have long
wanted 10 get the first, the last and the battle flag
oithe conederacy, as well as one ofyour cedar can
teens, but have only tin one. The ha@s | want,
small some four inches will do Can you get me
any other of these relies, any other except con
tederate money? Ifso, viii buy them OF you ]
wrote Miss Winnie Davis about two years ago at
BeaIVoir Miss. but she was at Richmond Va,
at the time so her mother sent me nice letter for
keepsake, which think great deal OF.
II can perform any friendly service for you here
let me know what il is and will 90 it with pleas
ure, hope you can read my left-hand writing and
will send me some badges and other relics. How
would you like to the piece thar was published
in the Cincinnati paper about the reception at your
place? Did you ever trade papers on the skirmish
line?
Now, Johnnie Reb don know you, but would
| like to. have been in Macon four times since the
| war and it. come down again will hunt you up
! Hoping you and yours may prosper, am
| Your Yankee friend,
c. w HARRISGTON